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Mastering Redmine Second Edition

Chapter 2. Installing Redmine

Now that we know what Redmine is and what it looks like, we can proceed to the next step in our relations with it, that is, getting Redmine up and running. So generally, this chapter is about setting up and maintaining Redmine, and it is intended mostly for administrators.

In this chapter, we are going to focus on two main options for installing Redmine. The first one is what I recommend (and what I actually use)—installing Redmine from a package on Debian or Ubuntu. The second one is the official option—installation of the recent version from sources. Certainly, we will also speak about the advantages and disadvantages of these options.

Many users used to claim that the Redmine installation is not an easy process, which is not true if we consider the installation of a package. But actually, its installation can be even easier. How? We will discuss this at the end of this chapter.

So, in this chapter, we will cover the following topics...

Introduction to installation options

I have always believed that installation is not just a matter of getting an application to run. It's actually much more, as it involves making important decisions that can be hard to change in future, such as:

  • What components and/or platform should be chosen to run the application (which is covered in the previous chapter)?
  • What version should be used?
  • What source should be used to install the application from?

Of course, the answers to these questions depend on the goals of using Redmine. This in turn raises other questions, such as the following:

  • Will this be a production environment?
  • Is this environment temporary or for development?
  • Is there anyone who will maintain the installation?
  • Should it be scalable and platform independent?

Many people go with the officially recommended installation procedure, which is in fact the most common one. But this procedure does not consider platform peculiarities (otherwise, there would be too many cases to document...

Installing Redmine from a package

To install Redmine from a package, we will use Debian jessie 8.2. Usually, I would recommend that you use Ubuntu server Long Term Support (LTS) instead. I would did this because it's more popular and has a larger community, but the Redmine version that comes with Ubuntu LTS is too outdated to be reviewed in this book (it's currently 2.4). However, Ubuntu LTS is largely based on the Debian stable repository, so the installation procedure should be the same for both systems (to make sure that it will be, I'm also going to use Ubuntu-style commands). Also, this in turn means that the very next Ubuntu LTS version is going to come with the version of Redmine that is currently shipped with Debian stable distribution. So, it can be said that we are going to use the future version of Ubuntu Server. Additionally, I personally prefer Debian stable over Ubuntu as the former is an older Linux distribution, is the original one, and has a more professional...

Installing Redmine and MySQL server

So let's execute the following command from the console:

$ sudo apt-get install redmine redmine-mysql mysql-server

Instead of redmine-mysql and mysql-server, you can use redmine-pgsql and postgresql or redmine-sqlite and sqlite3. But remember that neither PostgreSQL nor SQLite3 is reviewed in this section.

This command will install Redmine and MySQL as well as many dependency packages, including Ruby on Rails. Before doing this, the apt-get package manager will ask you to confirm, as follows:

Installing Redmine and MySQL server

Here, type y and then press Enter. This will make it download all the packages and start the installation process.

Configuring the MySQL server package

After unpacking the packages, apt-get will configure them. When it gets to the MySQL server, you will see the following dialog:

Configuring the MySQL server package

This dialog asks you to enter a new password for the MySQL superuser. In other words, this is the password that you will use to administer your MySQL server. The same password is to be used...

Verifying and completing the installation

Now we need to check whether the installation is correct. To do this, click on the Sign in link in the top-right corner and log in to your Redmine account. Use admin both as the login and the password.

After you have signed in, click on the newly appeared Administration item in the top dark blue menu bar. Then select the Information page from the sidebar. You will see something like this:

Verifying and completing the installation

This is the page that one should always check after installing Redmine! As you can see, it contains a checklist that should be used to verify the installation.

As everyone knows that both the default username and password for Redmine are admin, you should change the password (at least) as soon as possible. To do this right now (what is recommended), go to the Users section of the Administration area, select the admin user, enter a new password in the Password and Confirmation fields of the Authentication box, and click on Save. This will make the corresponding item...

Installing Redmine from sources

This is the most complicated but the officially recommended installation option. It is also the best documented one. Certainly, these instructions can change for future versions of Redmine, so if you are going to install a version newer than 3.2, you should also check out the official installation tutorial, which is available at http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineInstall.

Tip

I guess you are going to use SSH to install Redmine on a remote server? If so, consider using the screen tool. The network connection can potentially be dropped during the installation process, what can damages the incomplete installation. The screen tool can help here by creating a virtual terminal that will continue its work even if the connection gets lost. To install this tool, use sudo apt-get install screen. To create a terminal screen, just execute screen. Finally, to reattach the terminal, execute screen -r.

This time, I will use a clean Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS...

Introduction to installation options


I have always believed that installation is not just a matter of getting an application to run. It's actually much more, as it involves making important decisions that can be hard to change in future, such as:

  • What components and/or platform should be chosen to run the application (which is covered in the previous chapter)?

  • What version should be used?

  • What source should be used to install the application from?

Of course, the answers to these questions depend on the goals of using Redmine. This in turn raises other questions, such as the following:

  • Will this be a production environment?

  • Is this environment temporary or for development?

  • Is there anyone who will maintain the installation?

  • Should it be scalable and platform independent?

Many people go with the officially recommended installation procedure, which is in fact the most common one. But this procedure does not consider platform peculiarities (otherwise, there would be too many cases to document). So eventually...

Installing Redmine from a package


To install Redmine from a package, we will use Debian jessie 8.2. Usually, I would recommend that you use Ubuntu server Long Term Support (LTS) instead. I would did this because it's more popular and has a larger community, but the Redmine version that comes with Ubuntu LTS is too outdated to be reviewed in this book (it's currently 2.4). However, Ubuntu LTS is largely based on the Debian stable repository, so the installation procedure should be the same for both systems (to make sure that it will be, I'm also going to use Ubuntu-style commands). Also, this in turn means that the very next Ubuntu LTS version is going to come with the version of Redmine that is currently shipped with Debian stable distribution. So, it can be said that we are going to use the future version of Ubuntu Server. Additionally, I personally prefer Debian stable over Ubuntu as the former is an older Linux distribution, is the original one, and has a more professional community...

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1. Getting Familiar with Redmine Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Installing Redmine Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Configuring Redmine Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Issue Tracking Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Managing Projects Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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7. Access Control and Workflow Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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I tried many project management application, and Redmine is one of my favorite tools, because of its flexibility and power simultaneously.Mastering Redmine covers the massive amount of functionality provided by Redmine with enough depth to get new users off and managing projects on their own installation.Actually the book covers everything, from the basics - where author expands on the sparse documentation that exists around installing Redmine and initial settings to look at and change, to the more advanced topics of personalization and customization. Usually it’s the hard route, by setting Redmine up using the existing instructions online, but this book is a good reference for the day-to-day administration of the system, as well as customizing the workflow.The book can be divided into four main parts: overview, installation & configuration, main features and customization.Chapter 1 is all about overview of Redmine and of its user interface. This is followed by discussions on the different databases, web servers, and source control systems that can be used with Redmine.Chapters 2 and 3 cover installation and configuration. The author writes about many ways to install Redmine and also writes about the basic setup.Chapters 4 through 9 are the essential of the book. They explain main features of Redmine, e.g. Issue Tracking, Managing Projects, Time Tracking, Text Formatting for the wiki and even more.Chapters 10 and 11 tell us about plugins, themes and customizing Redmine at all. You will learn how to tweak or make more user friendly your Redmine installation.Each chapter comes with best practices, useful tips and insights from the author experience that should make our life easier. A good addition is a practical example where he shows us how to configure Redmine to satisfy Kanban‘s task rotation practices.Overall, this is a really good book. Mastering Redmine fills the gaps in Redmine's documentation, and I am sure it will become one of the most referred-to books among administrators and users alike.
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